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New York’s Alskom Gallery owner Alex Komolov filed a malpractice suit against his former attorney Roman Popik in Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday.

Komolov, who’s been on a quest to take down his former business partners for selling him millions in fraudulent artwork, claims Popik took him for a wild ride.

“The malpractice action is because the mistakes his lawyer made, back in 2010 and 2011, that the lawyer never told Alex about, while Alex paid $2 million in fees,” Komolov’s attorney Phil Chronakis, of the Budd Larner firm, told Page Six.

“His entire case, $4 million for the condo, $30 million in fake art (against Mohammed Serry and David Segal) was dismissed without Alex getting a trial and with six separate judges at two levels of court, criticizing Mr. Popik’s mistakes at the very outset of the case – for not having the contracts, for filing the lawsuit and then for sneaking in a second lawsuit when the first one got dismissed.”

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Ultimately, Komolov is targeting Popik because he cost him his opportunity to take Segal and Serry to court due to his bad practices.

“Alex is keeping to his word,” Chronakis said. “If he can’t be vindicated at a trial against his business partners, he will be vindicated at a trial against his former lawyer.”

It’s the latest turn in a long legal battle launched by Komolov. In March, he successfully sued a third former business partner, Jack Shaoul, for selling him a fake Renoir painting.

A jury awarded Komolov $1.1 million as a result.

“Alex is the perfect client,” commented Wendy Feldman, Komolov’s legal crisis manager. “He’s not the typical man in crisis, but like many clients, who because of their wealth and status, are targets. Sadly, there is always somebody ready to take advantage. Alex is a fast study and as I’ve often said, a true man of his word.”